Six and a half decades equates to 780 months or 23,725 days. During this period, Land Rover has grown from a simplified sketched plan on the beach into a global brand that sells hundreds of thousands of cars. History of Land Rover is a journey in which there is plenty of adventures, engineering knowledge, innovation, risks, and, above all, thousands of loyal owners of this brand.

Initially, the term "Land Rover" was used to name one of the first SUVs for the civilian population in 1948. And only later, he became a manufacturer of various vehicles and became finally a 4 × 4 brand.

Below in the article traced only some of the main points that the Land Rover has made a large company.

The beginning of the way

History of Land Rover began in difficult times of the post-war period. The war brought many changes on the world map and left strong peoples in the ruins. The United Kingdom was completely exhausted, and people lived in difficult economic conditions.

1947 - the birth of legends

History of Land Rover began with a picture drawn on the sand of the Welsh Beach in 1947. When on its farm, the technical director of Rover Maurice Wilks and his brother Spencer Wilts (Managing Director) saw a niche in the SUV market and began developing a lend rover using the Jeep chassis and a ROVER car engine.

The body was made of a light alloy, and the chassis is made of crosses of normalized steel. The fact is that after the war, steel becomes a very deficient product, and aluminum was abundant. Under the hood of the car worked the engine with a capacity of 1.6 liters.

1948 - Run Land Rover and Instant Success on Amsterdam Motor Show

A year later, the first Land Rover was shown in the Amsterdam Motor Show and had instant success. Rover quickly realizes that the embedded product in Niche is able to overtake other cars - and by the end of the year it begins to export these cars, which were called "Farmer's friend", in 70 countries of the world.

1950 - update four-wheel drive box

Changes made to the original design of the Land Rover are larger and powerful headlamps that shine through the holes in the lattice, and the equipment of the hard vertex. Fully changes the four-wheel drive box.

1951 - Engine Increase

The 1.6-liter Rover engine is replaced with a larger 2.0-liter unit.

1953 - an increase in the early Land Rover cargo space

The increase in the space of the cargo compartment occurred thanks to the long pair of the Land Rover (218 cm). The new version of the Pick Up and the universal, which have become the same popular as other versions are created.

1955 - New Power Unit

His continuation of the story of the Land Rover received due to the new power unit, which was produced for Rover sedans.

1956 - more and better: Long wheel base - more space

Land Rover becomes more and better - a 272-centimeter wheel base is introduced, which contributed to the placement of 10 seats. It was also expanded from 223 cm to 277 cm to free up a place for a new development stage.

1957 - New Diesel Engine Family

The beginning of a whole new engine family served as a 2.0-liter diesel engine with special overhead valves.

Second generation and further development

1958 - still meaningful after 10 years: Series II

Land Rover Series II stands out in the Amsterdam Motor Show (as ten years ago after the first car Land Rover). It has a wider body with side sides and thresholds to hide the chassis. The car debuted with a new 2.2-liter gasoline engine and was very positively perceived.

1959 - production of 250-thousand lend rover

Another milestone of the legendary brand was the 250,000th car, which came down from the plant conveyor this year.

1961 - Series II A: Big output power

History of the Land Rover covers the release period of Series A, the car engine capacity was increased to provide greater power. In the same year, a 12-seater station wagon is introduced.

1965 - Acquisition of the engine alloy V8

Negotiations with General Motors were successfully completed, and the Land Rover acquired the right to all alloys of an alignment of a 3.5-liter gasoline engine V8.

1966 - production of a 500-thousand car

In April, the production of Land Rover reaches half a million mark.

1967 - Rover merges with Leyland

Rover merges with LEYLAND truck manufacturer, which, in turn, acquired a competing automaker TRIUMPH. On models with a 276-centimeter wheel base, a six-cylinder 2,6-liter engine was available.

1968 - Merge of the two largest companies

LEYLAND - Including Rover and Triumph - joins the British Motor Corporation (BMC). The merger includes Austin, Morris and Jaguar, thus combining British car manufacturers in one company - British Leyland.

After a three-year development of the Truck Utility ½ Ton truck, more known as Lightweight, is included in the service of the British army.

1969 - Changing Lighting Norm

In accordance with the new rules on the front wings.

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Third Series and Birth Range Rover

1970 - Birth Range Rover

In June 1970, the history of Land Rover is highlighted by the launch of a new major model range - Range Rover, which is going to become a new brand in the future. The car suspension is a long spring coil, which has endowed the car with good road manners, as well as an excellent compound for maneuverability.

The force comes from a new 3.5-liter gasoline engine, which allows the car to achieve the maximum speed of almost 160 km / h. An all-wheel drive unit is installed on the Range Rover, which helps to cope with the force and torque at the outlet of the V8 engine.

The brake system has innovative double-circuit hydraulics with comprehensive disk brakes. The two-door housing has a trademark of aluminum panels Land Rover and embodies the latest rover security technologies, including seat belts integrated with folding front seats.

Range Rover was awarded the Golden Medal for his car body, while it was recognized by the DON security trophy.

1971 - 750-thousand Land Rover and Dewar Award Prize

In the year of release of the 750-thousand Land Rover Range Rover receives the RAC Dewar award for outstanding technical achievements. The third series of Land Rover is launched.

Series III has a fully synchronized transmission and more powerful brakes with a long wheelbase in version 276 cm. Externally car has a new interface that is supplemented with a new plastic radiator grille.

British Expedition British Trans-Americas Expedition sends two Range Rover to Alaska in December, heading towards fiery ground. Another expedition is heading to the jungle in Central America.

1975 - under state control

After several years of industrial troubles, British Leyland was taken under the control of the state to prevent its bankruptcy and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs.

1976 - Made 1 millionth car

History of Land Rover captured the release of the first million 223-centimeter Station Wagon in Solihall.

Independence

1978 - Limited company

Industrialist Michael Edward is included in the government to manage the company. He creates Land Rover Limited as a separate operating company, and the first time Land Rover is under independent control. State financing promises to double production in the 80s.

1982 - release of 100-thousand Range Rover

In addition to the anniversary celebration, the company enters an automatic transmission on Range Rover using a three-speed Chrysler.

1983 - Issue ONE TEN

The new managing director of Land Rover, Tony Gilroy, begins a program that concentrates production at the Solihull main plant. ONE TEN launches. A new vehicle uses spiral springs from Range Rover. Other features include a five-speed gearbox, front disc brakes, solid windshield and an additional steering booster.

1985 - ACP improvement

In addition to improving the four-step, fixed sales of Land Rover in more than 120 countries of the world with further expansion plans.

1986 - Diesel Range Rover Beats Records

The Range Rover diesel version is launched with a 2.4-liter turbocharged VM engine.

1987 - Range Rover is launched in the USA

The formation of Range Rover in North America foreshadows about the launch of the car in the American market.

1988 - 40th anniversary of the Land Rover

The 40th anniversary of Land Rover marked the total sales volume of more than 1.6 million cars around the world. Rover Group Sale of British Aerospace (BAE).

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Opening and academy

1989 - Range Rover gets engine 3.9 V8

After a 19-year-round break in the Frankfurt Motor Show, the world saw a new model of the brand - Discovery, which was a significant step forward in the history of the Land Rover. A new source of mechanical energy was the TDI engine with direct injection, while the 3.5-liter V8 was proposed as an alternative.

1990 - 20th anniversary of Range Rover and Defender

Series Land Rover is offered with a 200 TDI engine in support of the new brand strategy, the model is called Defender.

The Range Rover anniversary celebrates the introduction of four channels of four channels, for the first time in the world developed to ensure optimal performance of an SUV. North America becomes the largest market market of brand. Having emphasizing its powers of the leading global manufacturer of SUVs, Land Rover opens Land Rover Experience in Solikhalle.

1993 - Airbags

For the 1994 model year, Discovery receives the main reconstruction. Inside the new dashboard appear airbags for the driver and passengers. These changes pave the way to enter the North American market.

Under the wing BMW.

1994 - Acquisition of the German company

Rover Group, which includes Land Rover, was purchased by BMW. This year, Range also saw the second generation daylight.

1997 - Run Freelander

The same Frankfurt Motor Show in September saw the debut of a completely new product Land Rover - Freelander. The car is distinguished by the transverse location of the four-cylinder engine.

1998 - 50th anniversary of the company

Anniversary company noted the release of limited edition of all four models. New cars have a new long housing. Another innovation is a high-pressure hydraulic system to control the tilt of the car.

In the hands of Ford.

2000 - Sale of Land Rover Ford Motor Company

At the beginning of the new Millennium, BMW sold Rover Group Ford, creating the Premier Automotive Group, which also included Aston Martin, Volvo, Lincoln and Jaguar.

The revised Freelander debuts with a new powerful 2.5-liter gasoline V6 or a 2.0-liter diesel engine with a common fuel trunk.

2004 - debut Discovery 3

Conceptually new Discovery 3 was presented at the Geneva Motor Show. The new car echoes the original, but with the inclusion of new technologies of the XXI century. Flat floor optimized space in the back of the cabin, an independent suspension is installed.

2005 - Range Rover Sport

This year the release was launched. The car used a similar architecture of Discovery 3 with changes that expressed in increasing the clutch with an expensive.

The 500,000st Freelander leaves the production line in just eight years after its release.

2007 - Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the brand

The vehicle is marked with footprints and the Born Free Foundation logo and is offered as a reward to encourage animal protection to charity.

Currently with Tata Motors

2008 - sale Tata Motors

Land Rover and Jaguar Luxury Brand are sold by the Tata Motors Indian company, which retains the entire management team and promises to invest in the future of technological development of brands.

Markle Release in a limited Defender SVX series.

Preferred habitat Land Rover is an open road. No other all-wheel drive 4 × 4 in the world could not conquer respect for the main part of the SUV admirers. This makes it a favorite of all the population layers, ranging from Queen Elizabeth to Fidel Castro, from Sylvester Stallone, Michael Jordan, Oprah Winfrey to Michael Jackson and Sting.

A distinctive feature of the brand Land Rover is individualism, authenticity, freedom, adventure and superiority.

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Headquarters: Germany

Land Rover (Land Rover), a subsidiary of the English Rover Group (Rover Group), purchased in 1994 by the German concern BMW (BMW). Machines high-passable cars of the famous Land Rover brand (Land Herb). Headquarters is located in Solikhall near Birmingham.

After World War II, the Branch of the English company Rover ("Rover" Land Rover Group (Land Rover Group) became the first firm, which began to occupy the position on the growing market of off-road cars.

The first Land Rover appeared in post-war Britain in 1948, during the serious shortage of steel. It was a brilliantly simple, ingeniously made "workhorse" from aluminum. Spencer & Maurice Wilks, who worked on the British Automobile Rover, created a new car-symbol that combined pragmatic simplicity and gross reliability. The car was accompanied by instant success, as a result of which by the mid-fifties of the last century, the Land Rover brand has already become clearly associated with the concept of perseverance, durability and phenomenal off-road qualities. Military and workers of agriculture, as well as workers of rescue and restoration services found in Land Rover just the qualities that they needed in the car. By 1959 With the line of the plant in Solihull (Solihull, West Midlands), 250,000th Land Rover was already condensed, and the foundation for the future domination on the market was fully laid.

The famous Defender ("Defender"), the long-base model Land Rover, conceived as a universal reliable car of the post-war period, for 50 years already produced almost unchanged and his appearance reminds all the same post-war sample. The model is still considered the best all-wheel drive SUV.

In the 1960s, the demand for all-wheel drive cars increased significantly, and Land Rover was in the forefront of a new developing market segment. In an attempt to find the best solution to the problem of the Rover engineers set up for the development of a vehicle, which would combine comfort and running quality of a family car with off-road capabilities of Land Rover.

The result of their work was the Range Rover, launched into production in 1970. And instantly called universal violent admiration. The famous design of this model has reached a unique level of confession, being exhibited in the Louvrian Gallery of Paris. However, the dignity of the car was significantly out of the framework of comfort and an attractive appearance, while maintaining the unique quality of road off-road.

During the 1970s and 80s, the Evolution of Land Rover and Range Rover continued, and the recognition of Land Rover cars grew due to such events as Rally Paris-Dakar, which demonstrated the outstanding stamp resistance.

The Land Rover model range includes two more models. Discovery was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1989, marking the creation of a new niche - Family Car 4x4.

In 1997 It followed Freelander - a more compact car focusing on the use of sports and recreation and seized leadership in Europe in terms of sales in class 4x4.

In 1994, the BMW concern acquired the English company Rover Group (Rover Group), and with her and her subsidiary Land Rover, which has always specialized in SUVs.

Currently, the prestige of the department is still very high. The famous Range Rover model is out of competition is a generally accepted reference to the Luxury all-terrain vehicle. In 1994, he was updated the last time. It is offered with three types of engine - V-shaped 8-cylinder working volume 4.0 or 4.6 liters with a capacity of 190 or 224 hp, as well as a turbocharged diesel engine BMW volume of 2.5 liters and a capacity of 136 hp.

For mid-class buyers, a compact Land Rover is Freelander. This model has an independent suspension of all wheels and cross-location of the engine. It has 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines with a working volume of 1.8-2.0 liters.

Continue to be issued unchanged Discoveri and Defender. The latter, the workhorse among all other models, the most practical and reliable, although not very comfortable, is offered with the universal aluminum body. In the UK, Defender is sold in three variants of the base - 90, 110 and 130. Turbocharged diesel engines and a gasoline V-shaped 8-cylinder engine with a working volume of 2.5 and 4.0 liters, respectively. These cars are very popular with farmers, they are used as police and fire trucks.

In the mid-1960s, the British company Rover began to create a universal SUV with a all-metal body - a more comfortable alternative to Land Rome, which could be offered in the American market. The serial car, presented at the 1970 Geneva Motor Show, was called Range Rover. He had a three-door body with aluminum panels, a spring suspension (instead of the springtitarian "), disc brakes and a permanent four-wheel drive. Under the hood stood a gasoline engine V8 with a volume of 3.5 liters and with a capacity of 135 liters. with.

All subsequent years, Range Rover was constantly upgraded. In 1981, they began to produce a five-door modification of an SUV, and over time, versions with a better and expensive interior trim appeared. In 1984, the engine was upgraded and received a fuel injection system, and his return rose to 155 forces. In 1986, the Italian 2,4-liter Turbodiesel Vm (112 liters) was launched at Ranj Rover, and later its volume was increased to 2.5 liters (power increased to 119 liters.) In 1992 This unit was replaced by a 2.5-liter turbodiesel engine, developing 111-122 liters. with. Gasoline versions were also improved: In 1990, the SUV received a new Motor V8 3.9, and in 1992 - 4.2-liter "eight".

For a long time, all "Ranj Rovers" were completed with four-stage mechanical transmissions. In 1982, the three-stage "Chryslerovsky" "Avtomat" began as an option to buyers, and since 1985, a four-stage. The former "mechanics" in 1983 was replaced by a new, five-speed.

In 1992, a version with an elongated 203 mm wheelbase appeared. In recent years, after the debut of the second generation machine, the SUV was sold under the name Range Rover Classic and could be equipped with a pneumatic suspension from the new model. In total until 1996, 317 thousand cars of the first generation took place from the conveyor of the plant in Solikhalla.

2nd generation, 1994

The second generation "Range Rover" began produced in 1994. The SUV, which was only suited with a five-door body, became more comfortable, luxurious, more powerful and more expensive. It was installed on "Rover" gasoline engines V8 4.0 and V8 4.6 with a capacity of 190 and 225 liters. with. respectively. Turbodizel Range Rover received a 2.5 liter BMW six-cylinder Motor. Gearboxes - five-speed "mechanics" or a four-stage "automatic". All versions had a constant four-wheel drive and pneumatic suspension. The second Range Rover left the market at the end of 2001, only 167 thousand cars were issued.

3 generation, 2002

The third generation of an SUV, who stacked the conveyor in 2002, was created with the participation of the company BMW, which then belonged to the British brand. Range Rover had a steel body carrying with aluminum hinged elements, fully independent pneumatic suspension, only automatic gearboxes and a mass of electronic systems.

Under the hood of the car stood Bavarian motors: a row six-cylinder turbodiesel volume of 2.9 liters (177 liters s.) Or a gasoline V-shaped "eight" with a volume of 4.4 liters with a capacity of 286 liters. with. Both were combined with the five-speed "automatic". In 2005, after Land Rover was sold "Ford", BMW power units were replaced by V8 gasoline engines: 4,4-liter 306 liters. p., and a 4.2-liter with a compressor - 390 forces. The automatic transmission has become a six-speed. At the same time, Range Rover received an updated design, and a new diesel - V8 3.6 with a capacity of 272 liters began to put on the SUV. with.

In 2009, another restyling model was held. Fully updated gamma motors. The five-liter gasoline "eight" in the atmospheric version developed 375 liters. p., and in compressor - 510 forces. The new Turbodiesel TDV8 with a volume of 4.4 liters (313 l.) Unlike other engines was completed with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

With its appearance, the car is obliged to two engineers of the British company Rover Wilks brothers, the classic military Jeep Willys and a setting that pretended in England after the war. Although, as is well known, the country escaped the immediate invasion of the enemy, perennial airliners, bombardment by projectiles V-1 and ballistic missiles V-2, the work of industry and agriculture for wear turned into a state with a fairly deformed economy. England, notes needed exporting its products. But what could she offer destroyed Europe?

Rover Group, founded in 1884 and created, by the way, a bicycle in its modern form, moved from Bombed Coventry to Solikhal, where he established the release of pre-car models. However, the British themselves, and their neighbors on the continent needed something else that is responsible for the simplicity of design and maintenance, and most importantly, according to the universality, the realities of those harsh times.

Spencer and Maurice Wilkes made a bet on an extremely simple and passable car based on Jeep Willys, but in civil execution. Fortunately, they knew more than anything like that in their native Rover for them do not plunge. What killed two hares. First, changing the steel to the "Flying Metal", achieved a significant relief of the machine. And secondly, they found a worthy substitute for a deficit, then a steel sheet, purchasing a duralum, which was full of sharply slowing after the war after the war. She has taken over the combination of body parts with ripples. As for other aggregates, motor, transmission, they were taken from both the right Jeep Willys and the then Rover models.

Interesting detail. The brothers, apparently, are so confident that foreign customers will also become a car, including from neighboring left-handed Europe, placed the driver's seat of their car is not right, in English, or on the left, in the middle, and in the middle. In order not to mess with the permutation of the chair on special export instances.

The prototype, while Unnamed, was ready in six months. And got the name during the full test of the car. Maurice came up with him, connecting the name of the firm in which he served, and the appointment of new items, it turned out Land Rover, something like a "rural rover".

At the end of April 1948, the car was presented at the salon in Amsterdam. Stunning success. Until the end of the year, the brothers build a trial batch of forty-eight cars with engines, gearboxes and upgraded axes from the passenger Rover and sell them for 450 pounds each. Just three months after the start of serial production, the SUV was divided into 68 countries of the world. You can imagine this: out of 48 pre-production cars released at the end of 1947 - early 1948, lively live safely to this day!

The machine with 48-strong, and a little later, and a 50-strong engine, weighing 1.2 tons, with aerodynamics of bricks developed the maximum speed of 75 kilometers per hour. With almost the absence of what is called comfort. Open, in the best case with a soft horse-awning, without doors, jumping on Ughab and extremely noisy. But in demand by farmers, artisans, hunters and just people who had the opportunity to live in a terrain with bad roads.

The name of the Land Rover has long been and firmly associated with all-wheel drive cars. Despite continuous improvement and development, the whole story standing behind unique cars Land Rover unequivocally testifies to the constancy of the main idea, which consists in combining the constant goals and values \u200b\u200band a strictly-oriented approach to developing.

Already at the end of the 50s. From the line of the plant in Solikhall, the 250,000th Land Rover is coming.

In the 1960s, the demand for all-wheel drive cars increased significantly, and Land Rover was in the forefront of a new developing market segment. In an attempt to find the best solution to the problem of the Rover engineers set up for the development of a vehicle, which would combine comfort and running quality of a family car with off-road capabilities of Land Rover.

The result of their work was the Range Rover, launched into production in 1970. And instantly called universal violent admiration. The famous design of this model has reached a unique level of confession, being exposed in the Paris Louvre. In addition to unique comfort, the car had outstanding off-road qualities.

During the 1970s and 80s, the Evolution of Land Rover and Range Rover continued, and the recognition of Land Rover cars grew due to such events as Rally Paris-Dakar, which demonstrated the outstanding stamp resistance. Starting from 1990. The car, which millions of people learned at first glance as a classic Land Rover SUV, was renamed Defender. The famous Defender, the long-tie model of Land Rover, conceived as a universal reliable car of the post-war period, for 50 years already produced almost unchanged and his appearance resembles the same post-war sample. The model is still considered the best all-wheel drive SUV.

In the late 80s, Land Rover strikes the world another premiere. Discovery was first shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1989, marking the creation of a new niche - a comfortable family-owned car 4? 4 with beautiful off-road qualities. Defined by the Spartan utility of his predecessor, he fell into the soul of various categories of consumers. In Europe, the fiscal version is available on sale - with a 2-liter gasoline engine.

By the mid-90s, the famous Range Rover is still out of competition, and is a generally accepted reference to the Luxury all-terrain vehicle. In 1994, the new owner of the company Concern BMW holds its cardinal update. The car was offered with three types of engine - V-shaped 8-cylinder working volume 4.0 or 4.6 liters, as well as turbocharged diesel BMW volume of 2.5 liters. By the end of the 90s Range Rover receives an improved injection from Bosch, an improved interior and new optics.

In 1997 Freelander is presented - a more compact car focusing on the use of sports and recreation and seized leadership in Europe in terms of sales in class 4? 4. Freelander becomes the height of the Popular Parket Patch Platforms now from BMW. This is the first Land Rover model with a bearing body, independent suspension of all wheels and the transverse engine. Completed with 4-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines with a working volume of 1.8-2.0 liters. In 2003, the model has undergone significant changes in appearance, and received new optics, bumper and interior decoration. Such a joke went: Land Rover, except for SUVs, produces souvenir products - badges, t-shirts, baseball caps and freelander. Although the very small Landy was having fun and were complained for the lack of downward transmission, in 1998 sales rose to 70 thousand per year. And five years in a row - until 2002 - Friel remained the most popular all-wheel drive in Europe. The car lasted on the conveyor for almost 10 years. The car lasted on the conveyor for almost 10 years. Large Freelander 2 on a common with Volvo XC60 EUCD platform has shown in 2006 in London.

Since 1998, the updated Discovery Series II was performed. The car has received an improved running, unique 5-cylinder diesel, with a revolutionary (at that time) by the system of direct injection pump-nozzles. The problem of corrosion resistance of the body was also solved. In 2003, Discovery II passes Face-Lift and acquires modern "branded" features that relate to his new Range Rover family.

And since the end of 2002, Land Rover begins the release of the new flagship of the New Range Rover, which bears the stylistic heritage of its predecessors, but is technically revolutionary from them differing. Refusal of the frame, dependent suspension and already archaic lower V8 sample of the 50s makes the New Range Rover leaders in the range of modern luxury SUVs.

In the spring of 2004, Land Rover presented a completely new Discovery 3 model. If New Range Rover also had common features with its predecessors, then in the case of Discovery 3, the current owner of the brand "Ford" decided to create a car with a clean sheet. Fully new third generation disco with Range style design has received an independent suspension. Integrated in the body of the frame made it possible to lower the center of mass. On the off-road driver assisters the Terrain Responce electronic assistant, sharpened under various types of coating.

Then, in 2005, a new favorite appeared among the Land Rover SUVs - Range Rover Sport, with flawless dynamics and driving characteristics. The company took the car more easy and fast than Range, capable of chasing taways, Cayenas and BMW X5. It is 8.5 cm below and at 17.5 cm shorter than the usual Range, but the five-liter compressor engine V8 accelerates the car until hundreds of less than six seconds. According to motorists, which is the most successful decision of the developers of Land Rover in its entire history. At least, before the appearance of the latest model - Range Rover Evoque, the innovations of 2010, combining the excellent running quality of a sports car with a truly magnificent design.

Since the 60s of the last century, Land Rover has a lot and often switched from hand to hand: British Leyland (1968-1998), British Aerospace (1988-1994), BMW (1994-2000), Ford (2000-2008). Finally, Indian TATA, who bought the British manufacturer of SUVs complete with Jaguar. Indians paid $ 2.3 billion, but minus $ 600 million on the pension programs Jaguar and Land Rover "Blue Oval" received $ 1.7 billion. In addition, the Ford Concern promised to help engines, platforms, other components and technologies - for the time of the transition period, the Fordovsky pledged to finance the Jaguar and Land Rover dealers around the world.

It is safe to say that Land Rover has passed the way from a simple and utilitarian product of the 1948 sample to the automotive legend. Very few competitors can boast of the same level of recognition and respect, which causes Land Rover cars. However, the main confirmation of the values \u200b\u200bof the Land Rover values \u200b\u200bare the cars: it sounds completely incredible, but two-thirds of all ever released Land Rover cars are still in operation!

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tata Sons and Tata Motors Mr. Ratan Tata promised that both companies retain their unique distinctive features. However, SUVs will consume less fuel due to the widespread use of aluminum and the introduction of hybrid technologies. In addition, Landrovers work on the replacement of the legendary defineer with a more modern SUV under the code name Project Icon. Which of all this will come out, time will show. Although Land Rover did not lose face and with bad owners.

Today, Land Rover is the only company manufacturing exclusively cars with a constant drive 4? 4. This pure loyalty is the idea is probably the main reason why the values \u200b\u200bof Land Rover are freedom, adventure, the power of the Spirit and, most importantly, the ability to be faithful to themselves - so brightly manifest themselves in all the companies of the company.

Range Rover is a legendary SUV, which is produced by Land Rover, the flagship of the concern car. Manufacturer Country Range Rover - United Kingdom. The car began to produce in 1970. During this time, he managed to appear in many films. The world fame of the model brought a series of paintings about James Bond. Currently, Concern "Land Rover" - manufacturer of fourth generation models Evoque and Sport. These cars are very popular. The company produces up to 50 thousand cars per year.

Development of first car models

Attempts to create an SUV company began in 1951 as the basis of the Army SUV WILLYS was taken. Engineers wanted to create the same reliable all-terrain vehicle for the needs of British farmers. At the factory, the company in the war years produced engines for aircraft. A variety of aluminum sheets remained from this production, which were used for the bodies of new cars for the needs of the country. "Rover" - the manufacturer of army technology - it was also provided, thus, a high-quality alloy of aluminum, resistant to corrosion, which increased the service life of cars.

In parallel with the production of cars for farmers, the company was developing a more comfortable SUV. But the first models of such cars were too expensive and did not enjoy popular. It took several decades to create a future legend.

First generation

The Range Rover Classic model was made by the British company from 1970 to 1996. During this time, more than 300 thousand copies were sold. The first cars were designed for test drives. Real sales started in September 1970. The model was constantly improved and refined. Since 1971, the company began to produce 250 cars per week.

The car possessed a unique design for his time. For some time he was exhibited in Louvre as one of the exhibits. The model has enjoyed great demand, and its price has grown rapidly. Until 1981, the car was available only in the 3-door version. Such cars were considered the safest and strong. In addition, the model fully complied with the US export requirements.

Disc brakes were installed on all the wheels of the machine. Aluminum hood replaced on steel, which increased the total weight of the car. The model was equipped with a powerful and reliable engine from Buick. The car was designed to enter the American market. At the same time, the Range Rover manufacturer is the United Kingdom.

In 1972, a 4-door model was developed. But she never entered the market. Then the SUV appeared with 5 doors.

In 1981, Range Rover Monteverdi was released. The car was designed for wealthy buyers. A new leather salon and air conditioning were installed in it. The success of this model allowed the company to start developing a machine with four doors. The new model was equipped with a 3.5 liter engine, injection system and two carburetors. The car could accelerate to 160 km / h. This has become a new record for SUVs. Polyester bumpers, original body painting, Interior decoration from the best wood species and other features featured a new model from others. Cars were equipped with carburetor and injection engines.

For family use, the company was developed by the Discovery car. The model received a cheaper body. The disadvantages of the first generation machines include their high cost, no automatic transmission. Generations were not sold.

Second generation

Range Rover P38A production began in 1994, that is, 24 years after the first car. In 1993, the company became the property of BMW. At the same time, as a manufacturer of Range Rover was still called England.

More than 200 thousand copies of this five-door SUV were sold. The models were equipped with an updated version of the V8 gasoline engine, in line six-cylinder diesel engine M51 produced by BMW 2,5-liter with turbocharging. The car was proposed in an improved configuration.

Its advantages include stylish design, cabin capacity, excellent specifications, safety. Disadvantages of the model - fuel consumption, high cost of repair and spare parts, refusal of electronic systems.

Third generation

Range Rover L322 appeared in 2002 and was produced until 2012. This model was devoid of frame design. It is designed together with BMW. The model contains common components and systems (electronics, power supplies) with BMW E38 cars. But the Range Rover country is still England.

In 2006, official sales of cars in Russia began. In 2006 and 2009, the model was updated. The vehicle appearance was changed, the interior was reworked, the engines were upgraded, the list of available options was expanded.

Fourth generation

Range Rover L405 was presented at the International Motor Show Paris in 2012, the car is equipped with an aluminum body. When creating this machine, engineers used the latest technology. The model is equipped with a comfortable and spacious body. Currently, the British company continues to develop new car models. Few people have a question which is the Range Rover manufacturer. Tradition remains tradition.